So for a few hours on Christmas Eve, Santa traded in his sleigh and jumped aboard a red fire engine.

Surrounded by elves from the Lealman Fire Department, Santa stopped to deliver toys to many area girls and boys.

All of the families Santa visited today have fallen upon some hard times, like Kristen Schanz. She recently lost her job and had to move in with her father. "This year's been really crazy. I found out a lot of health issues that I haven't been able to work," she said.

As a mother of two and another on the way, the sight of Santa pulling up on a fire truck made for a very special Christmas Eve.